Arizona Western College - El Matador Yearbook (Yuma, AZ)

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'ica Il . sport. basebal I vb? . -.-My T'-L' A ,Q.'f,' V . X , - VA, , i fmf if :mi Qfffff, 'fn E iff, l KA' LOIIIC g of Om' HTJ vhal H211 the 'hat f W, r f As the 1972 baseball season started for the Matadors, West- ern was out to repeat as State Division Champion in the Ari- zona Junior College Athletic Association this year, with hopes of doing better in the state conference playoffs. Last season, the first under the split conference setup, the Matadors captured the state division. Mesa CAriz.J Commun- ity College won the Valley Division, with the two clubs meet- ing for the conference championship and a berth in the na- tional tournament at Grand Junction, Colo. As expected, Mesa won the best-of-five playoff, but not before the youthful Matadors put a real scare into the Ho- kams. Off that 1971 club, Western head Coach Jack Watson has seven veterans returning, all of whom are just about guar- anteed of seeing plenty of action. Heading the list are infielders John Jeter and Glenn Mat- tox, along with catcher Willie Morales and outfielder Keith Tallberg. Mattox will be back at his shortstop spot, while Jeter has been converted from the outfield to third. Hampered much of last year with a bad ankle, Jeter appears to have fully re- covered, and along with Mattox, gives Western an extremely strong left side defensively. Morales will no doubt be the starting catcher, however, he is expected to be pushed by freshmen Don Kwart of Tuc- son. Tallberg started much of last season and hit near the .350 mark, mostly on his speed. Another veteran first sacker is Monti Lee. The other sophomores who are pitchers include Don Gray and Don Smith. Speed will be the name of the game for the Western offen- sive attack. fPress deadlines did not permit the round of this year's sea- sonj. , ' ffflfyf W. S iCfx a 242 H X K Nj' N. lO7

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